Dantron
03-16-2012, 01:47 PM
Have you ever wanted to create some DIY DJ equipment but thought to yourself "I'm not mechanically inclined", "I don't know how to work that", or "I have a liberal arts degree"? Well, I thought those exact same things, but I found a way to make some CDJ stands for your table that even Forrest Gump could make!
This is for you people who are not very inclined to this sort of stuff because it really is pretty damn simple. It's also good for people that ARE good at this stuff because you can really build off the simple concept to make it better.
I went to my local Home Depot without any real clue as to what stuff I was going to buy. I was lucky enough to be helped by one of those old guys that work there(you know, the old guy at the hardware store who looks like he built his own house from scratch in the dead of winter....while wolves were attacking him....yeah, that guy). So he really helped. I purchased all the supplies and came home, ready to CREATE!
Step 0: Buy all this shit
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c117/Ikkan/2012-03-15214535.jpg
Items needed:
3/4" screws - x8
1" screws - x8
Floor Flange - x4
18" Metal Pole thing - x2
3/4" Elbow @ 45 degrees - x2
3/4" nipple - x2
Sandpaper
A 6-Pack of your choice
Wood cut to the size of your CDJs(I was doing it with Pioneer 800s, so it was 12"x13"
Wood to create the bottom of your wood stand so the CDJ will stay up
Step 1: Open Beer #1
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c117/Ikkan/2012-03-15214602.jpg
Step 2: Take Metal Pole, Elbow, Nipple and Floor Flange x2 to create your stand
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c117/Ikkan/2012-03-15215120.jpg
See how easy that shit is? It all just screws together!
Step 3: Check the size of the wood that was cut for you at Home Depot and be amazed that the bullshit estimate you gave them was spot on
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c117/Ikkan/2012-03-15215810.jpg
Step 4: Saw your extra pieces to create the "base" so that when your CDJ is at a 45 degree angle it will stay up
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Fuck sawing.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c117/Ikkan/2012-03-15221121.jpg
Step 4.5: Realize 20 minutes later that THIS saw is much easier to use. Consume Beers 2, 3, 4 and 5
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c117/Ikkan/2012-03-15222100.jpg
Step 5: Screw your metal stand to the 12"x13" piece of wood you have
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c117/Ikkan/2012-03-16124933.jpg
Step 6: Attach the pieces you sawed to the 12"x13" base(with either screws or nails, I used nails)
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c117/Ikkan/2012-03-16124944.jpg
Step 7: Take your other Floor Flange and attach it to your table
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c117/Ikkan/2012-03-16130405.jpg
Step 8: SCREW THAT SHIT IN AND YOU'RE DONE
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c117/Ikkan/2012-03-16135756.jpg
Pop the cap off beer #6 and enjoy, you earned it!
This is REALLY cheap, too. The total cost for this project was $56($66 if you count the beer, and you should probably count the beer).
This is for you people who are not very inclined to this sort of stuff because it really is pretty damn simple. It's also good for people that ARE good at this stuff because you can really build off the simple concept to make it better.
I went to my local Home Depot without any real clue as to what stuff I was going to buy. I was lucky enough to be helped by one of those old guys that work there(you know, the old guy at the hardware store who looks like he built his own house from scratch in the dead of winter....while wolves were attacking him....yeah, that guy). So he really helped. I purchased all the supplies and came home, ready to CREATE!
Step 0: Buy all this shit
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c117/Ikkan/2012-03-15214535.jpg
Items needed:
3/4" screws - x8
1" screws - x8
Floor Flange - x4
18" Metal Pole thing - x2
3/4" Elbow @ 45 degrees - x2
3/4" nipple - x2
Sandpaper
A 6-Pack of your choice
Wood cut to the size of your CDJs(I was doing it with Pioneer 800s, so it was 12"x13"
Wood to create the bottom of your wood stand so the CDJ will stay up
Step 1: Open Beer #1
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c117/Ikkan/2012-03-15214602.jpg
Step 2: Take Metal Pole, Elbow, Nipple and Floor Flange x2 to create your stand
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c117/Ikkan/2012-03-15215120.jpg
See how easy that shit is? It all just screws together!
Step 3: Check the size of the wood that was cut for you at Home Depot and be amazed that the bullshit estimate you gave them was spot on
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c117/Ikkan/2012-03-15215810.jpg
Step 4: Saw your extra pieces to create the "base" so that when your CDJ is at a 45 degree angle it will stay up
....
....
....
Fuck sawing.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c117/Ikkan/2012-03-15221121.jpg
Step 4.5: Realize 20 minutes later that THIS saw is much easier to use. Consume Beers 2, 3, 4 and 5
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c117/Ikkan/2012-03-15222100.jpg
Step 5: Screw your metal stand to the 12"x13" piece of wood you have
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c117/Ikkan/2012-03-16124933.jpg
Step 6: Attach the pieces you sawed to the 12"x13" base(with either screws or nails, I used nails)
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c117/Ikkan/2012-03-16124944.jpg
Step 7: Take your other Floor Flange and attach it to your table
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c117/Ikkan/2012-03-16130405.jpg
Step 8: SCREW THAT SHIT IN AND YOU'RE DONE
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c117/Ikkan/2012-03-16135756.jpg
Pop the cap off beer #6 and enjoy, you earned it!
This is REALLY cheap, too. The total cost for this project was $56($66 if you count the beer, and you should probably count the beer).